In Collaboration with the Smithsonian Craft Show

Sponsored by the Smithsonian Women’s Committee

Includes Craft Show Ticket

Craft is alive and well. Evidence of this can be seen at the 27th annual Smithsonian Craft Show, which features the work of stellar contemporary American craft artists. The show promises to engage budding collectors and connoisseurs alike.

This lecture complements the show and is designed to provide insight into the work of the chosen artisans. Using examples from the works in the show, Melissa G. Post examines ceramics, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, wood, and wearable art, and discusses the qualities to look for and the criteria to apply when evaluating and selecting an object.

Post is a curator at the Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington, and a former curator of the Mint Museum of Craft + Design.

CODE: 1F0-142

Price includes a ticket to the Smithsonian Craft Show, Thurs.—Sun., April 23—26, in the National Building Museum. Participants receive craft show tickets only at the Ripley Center on April 21.
For additional information about the craft show, visit www.smithsoniancraftshow.org